Edward H Dafis ‹ Cyfres 2011

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-# Remember	0:00:10	0:00:11
-# Remember #	0:00:20	0:00:22
-We're recalling one of Wales's -most famous rock bands.	0:00:24	0:00:27
-Five individuals who created -a unique sound for their loyal fans.	0:00:28	0:00:32
-Although the group broke up -during the early 1980s...	0:00:32	0:00:36
-..they were a pioneering force -on the Welsh music scene.	0:00:36	0:00:40
-Let's reflect on the careers...	0:00:40	0:00:42
-..of Dewi, John, -Hefin, Charli and Cleif...	0:00:43	0:00:46
-..aka Edward H Dafis.	0:00:46	0:00:47
-# Hot thing, hot thing, -where are you going?	0:00:48	0:00:51
-# Bap-bap, shoobie-doo-wap-bap	0:00:51	0:00:54
-# Hot thing, hot thing, -can I be your friend?	0:00:54	0:00:57
-# Bap-bap, shoobie-doo-wap-bap	0:00:57	0:00:59
-# Happy thing, shapely thing, cute -thing, you're sweeter than honey	0:01:00	0:01:04
-# Let's lie down on my comfy sofa #	0:01:06	0:01:10
-I'd never dreamed -of being in a rock band.	0:01:11	0:01:14
-I just wanted to have fun.	0:01:14	0:01:16
-I always tried to connect -with the audience.	0:01:17	0:01:20
-It worked because people would -come on stage and headbutt us!	0:01:20	0:01:26
-We didn't take ourselves seriously -as 90% of it was a matter of fun.	0:01:28	0:01:33
-Taking the mick and playing tricks -on each other was an integral part.	0:01:33	0:01:39
-It's difficult -to single out one gig.	0:01:40	0:01:42
-They've all just blended into -one large gig.	0:01:42	0:01:45
-# Let's lie down on the comfy sofa	0:01:46	0:01:49
-# And love you intimately #	0:01:49	0:01:53
-We never thought of becoming rock -stars. It hadn't entered our minds.	0:01:57	0:02:02
-# Oh, hot thing #	0:02:02	0:02:03
-There was never a cross word -between us...	0:02:07	0:02:10
-..in all the years we were together.	0:02:10	0:02:13
-Everyone had their say.	0:02:14	0:02:16
-Everything went through -a democratic process.	0:02:16	0:02:20
-When we were naughty boys, -Hefin would tell us off!	0:02:20	0:02:24
-Hefin was the driving force -behind the whole idea.	0:02:25	0:02:29
-The rest of us enjoyed touring Wales -and getting a fiver here and there.	0:02:29	0:02:34
-We just wanted enough money -to pay for the booze.	0:02:34	0:02:37
-Take us back to the beginning.	0:02:44	0:02:46
-From where did the idea -to start a rock band come?	0:02:46	0:02:49
-I was at the university -in Aberystwyth.	0:02:50	0:02:52
-We used to drink in the bar -in the basement of The Marine.	0:02:52	0:02:56
-It had a jukebox.	0:02:56	0:02:59
-My favourite song at the time -was Maggie May by Rod Stewart.	0:02:59	0:03:04
-We got talking and thought it'd be -great to start a Welsh rock band.	0:03:05	0:03:10
-Hefin said...	0:03:10	0:03:12
-.."It'd be nice starting -a Welsh-language rock and roll band.	0:03:12	0:03:16
-We didn't pay much attention to him.	0:03:17	0:03:19
-But as time went on, the idea -became more and more appealing.	0:03:19	0:03:24
-He knew the others.	0:03:24	0:03:26
-Charli was working in London -as something. A lap dancer, I think!	0:03:26	0:03:32
-And John Griffiths...	0:03:32	0:03:35
-A belly dancer! Ha, ha!	0:03:35	0:03:37
-I think he'd played with -John Griffiths before in a band.	0:03:38	0:03:43
-That's how we got together.	0:03:43	0:03:46
-John, Hefin, Charli and me.	0:03:46	0:03:48
-I'm far from being a fantastic -guitar player. I'm no Jimi Hendrix.	0:03:48	0:03:53
-But we needed another vocalist...	0:03:53	0:03:56
-..so that I could concentrate -on playing the guitar.	0:03:56	0:04:00
-So we invited... -oh, what's his name?	0:04:00	0:04:03
-He had long hair at the time.	0:04:03	0:04:05
-Cleif Harpwood!	0:04:05	0:04:07
-So we invited him to join the band -and he said, "Alright then."	0:04:07	0:04:12
-I thought, wow, he's a rock icon. -"Alright then."	0:04:12	0:04:15
-I joined Edward H Dafis in 1973.	0:04:16	0:04:20
-I was on loan at the beginning.	0:04:20	0:04:23
-I was a member of Ac Eraill -at the time.	0:04:23	0:04:28
-# Come back to me and leave him #	0:04:28	0:04:34
-Soon afterwards, -they recruited Cleif Harpwood.	0:04:36	0:04:40
-Cleif Harpwood had left Ac Eraill -to sing with Edward H Dafis.	0:04:40	0:04:44
-It was like Mick Jagger leaving -The Stones to sing with The Beatles.	0:04:44	0:04:49
-It was a difficult decision...	0:04:49	0:04:51
-..because my Ac Eraill band mates -were loyal friends.	0:04:51	0:04:55
-And my philosophy at the time...	0:04:55	0:04:59
-..was very different from the -philosophy of Edward H members.	0:04:59	0:05:04
-I was an advocate of Adfer, to keep -Welsh alive in the heartlands.	0:05:04	0:05:09
-But one of the things that appealed -to me was the song, Tyrd I Edrych.	0:05:10	0:05:15
-# Come and look at the dawn breaking	0:05:16	0:05:20
-# Come and look -at the beautiful sunset	0:05:20	0:05:26
-# Come and look -for the beautiful light	0:05:26	0:05:31
-# In the west... #	0:05:31	0:05:34
-I met Charli...	0:05:34	0:05:36
-..while recording the first EP, -Hergest, in Rockfield.	0:05:36	0:05:40
-As Charli was such a good drummer...	0:05:40	0:05:44
-..I asked him -if he'd like to join us.	0:05:44	0:05:47
-He came up to me and asked me...	0:05:47	0:05:50
-..if I'd like to join a group -called Edward H Dafis.	0:05:50	0:05:55
-He mentioned that Dewi Pws -was in the group.	0:05:55	0:05:58
-I didn't know him then.	0:05:58	0:06:00
-And Hefin, I'd never met him either.	0:06:01	0:06:03
-But I was aware of Y Tebot Piws.	0:06:03	0:06:07
-I was at their final gig.	0:06:07	0:06:11
-It was strange -because during that gig...	0:06:11	0:06:14
-..Dewi announced -that he was starting a new band.	0:06:14	0:06:18
-Little did I think then -that I'd become part of that band.	0:06:18	0:06:22
-Dewi was in Y Tebot Piws and I was -in the revolutionary Y Chwyldro.	0:06:22	0:06:27
-We were all part of the revolution!	0:06:27	0:06:30
-We were fed up of acoustic groups.	0:06:30	0:06:33
-We wanted to play heavy, -electronic, noisy music...	0:06:34	0:06:39
-..and perform in Welsh...	0:06:40	0:06:42
-..so we chose our fellow band mates.	0:06:42	0:06:45
-A man called Edward H Dafis...	0:06:46	0:06:49
-..used to write a column in Y Faner.	0:06:49	0:06:52
-I didn't know him but I wrote to him -and told him that I liked T Rex.	0:06:52	0:06:57
-He said he didn't like them.	0:06:57	0:07:01
-So we called the group Edward H -Dafis after Y Faner's journalist.	0:07:01	0:07:05
-We still don't know -for what the H stands.	0:07:06	0:07:08
-Hefin and I went to the same chapel.	0:07:09	0:07:12
-We sat next to each other -in Ebenezer chapel in Aberavon...	0:07:12	0:07:17
-..every Sunday morning -for a number of years.	0:07:17	0:07:20
-He was also in school the same time -as me but he was older.	0:07:20	0:07:24
-They're all older than me.	0:07:24	0:07:26
-Charli had been in school with me -in Rhydfelen.	0:07:27	0:07:30
-Hefin and John had been in primary -school together in Pontrhydyfen.	0:07:30	0:07:35
-I think the performing -and song writing aspect...	0:07:35	0:07:39
-..came from our primary school -background.	0:07:39	0:07:42
-Our headmaster was an extraordinary -man called Alwyn Sam...	0:07:43	0:07:47
-..who was himself -a performer and song writer.	0:07:47	0:07:50
-Parti Pontrhydyfen was -an integral part of community life.	0:07:50	0:07:56
-It was a staunch Welsh-speaking -community back then.	0:07:56	0:08:01
-In a way, it was -a blueprint for us as children.	0:08:01	0:08:05
-# Have you been to Aber -to see how students live?	0:08:08	0:08:11
-# They don't care about anything, -on the ale, ale, ale	0:08:12	0:08:15
-# Oh, come on down	0:08:15	0:08:16
-# Oh, come on down, whoo!	0:08:17	0:08:19
-# Write your name on the paper, hey, -everyone come on down #	0:08:20	0:08:24
-I was at their very first gig.	0:08:26	0:08:29
-Back then during the Eisteddfod, -there weren't individual gigs...	0:08:29	0:08:33
-..there were nightly events -with several acts on stage.	0:08:34	0:08:37
-There were old people, young people, -children.	0:08:37	0:08:41
-A group called Edward H Dafis -came on stage.	0:08:41	0:08:44
-Dewi Pws from Y Tebot Piws, -we all knew him.	0:08:45	0:08:48
-And we all knew of Hefin Elis -who'd been in Y Chwyldro.	0:08:48	0:08:52
-Together they'd formed -a rock group.	0:08:52	0:08:55
-They played rock and roll -at the pavilion in Corwen.	0:08:55	0:08:59
-The young people -got on their feet to dance...	0:08:59	0:09:02
-..while all the old people -put their hands over their ears.	0:09:02	0:09:06
-It was a wonderful experience.	0:09:06	0:09:08
-It felt as if something changed -that night.	0:09:08	0:09:12
-With Can Y Stiwdants -and the electric guitar...	0:09:12	0:09:15
-..the sedate audience couldn't -understand what was going on.	0:09:16	0:09:20
-Everybody else -was sitting down respectably...	0:09:20	0:09:23
-..expecting to see -Cerdd Dant parties.	0:09:24	0:09:26
-People were dancing in the aisles. -It was a new phenomenon.	0:09:27	0:09:31
-I remember during the drum solo, I -did something that wasn't very good.	0:09:31	0:09:36
-It was just noise, really.	0:09:36	0:09:38
-Perhaps people hadn't expected -such noise from a noson lawen.	0:09:39	0:09:44
-But then I started to hear -people clapping.	0:09:44	0:09:48
-It was a fantastic feeling.	0:09:49	0:09:52
-Seeing people stamping their feet...	0:09:53	0:09:55
-..and dancing in the aisles...	0:09:56	0:09:59
-..was a bit bizarre.	0:09:59	0:10:01
-It went from there.	0:10:04	0:10:06
-From that response, -we must be doing something right.	0:10:06	0:10:09
-Hefin was the musical mastermind -of the group.	0:10:18	0:10:21
-He wasn't much of a performer. -He stood still.	0:10:21	0:10:25
-John Griffiths -wasn't a mover either.	0:10:26	0:10:28
-Dewi Pws, who everyone knew from -Y Tebot Piws, was the only one.	0:10:29	0:10:33
-He was wild on stage -and so unpredictable.	0:10:33	0:10:36
-Goodness knows what he'd do next! -He was a natural performer on stage.	0:10:37	0:10:41
-Then Cleif came along, who also gave -a good performance on stage.	0:10:41	0:10:46
-He had a strong voice.	0:10:46	0:10:48
-Cleif and Dewi -did all the motions...	0:10:48	0:10:53
-..at the front of the stage...	0:10:53	0:10:56
-..and the musical trio -stayed in the background.	0:10:56	0:10:59
-Charli was a great drummer, -John was a talented bassist...	0:10:59	0:11:04
-..and Hefin -was the musical mastermind.	0:11:04	0:11:08
-# Come with me	0:11:08	0:11:10
-# Come with me -and we'll set the world on fire #	0:11:10	0:11:15
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-We had no money. I was working -for a theatre company.	0:11:31	0:11:35
-Most of my money went on booze, -no, on food, transport and lodgings!	0:11:35	0:11:41
-I don't know how it happened...	0:11:41	0:11:43
-..but I think I'd been telling -Huw Ceredig that we had no money.	0:11:44	0:11:49
-"Ooh, well..." I'm acting now!	0:11:49	0:11:52
-"Maybe I could lend you some money."	0:11:52	0:11:55
-Fair play to him, he took out -another mortgage on his house...	0:11:55	0:11:59
-..and gave us 4,000, -which was a lot of money back then.	0:11:59	0:12:03
-Without Huw and Margaret Ceredig...	0:12:03	0:12:06
-..we wouldn't have been able -to start the band.	0:12:06	0:12:10
-They gave us money -to buy the initial equipment.	0:12:10	0:12:14
-It was quite a sacrifice for them.	0:12:14	0:12:16
-We're very grateful to them -for their help.	0:12:16	0:12:19
-We bought a second-hand bread van...	0:12:20	0:12:23
-..because it was the only one -we could get.	0:12:23	0:12:25
-It had compartments in it -where we kept our equipment.	0:12:26	0:12:30
-It also had a sink -where we could wash our hands.	0:12:30	0:12:33
-Not that it had a lot of use!	0:12:34	0:12:35
-I took it to London -and bought a lot of equipment there.	0:12:36	0:12:39
-Hefin and I went together.	0:12:41	0:12:43
-We weren't sure what to buy.	0:12:44	0:12:46
-We had a lot of money at the time.	0:12:46	0:12:50
-It was like Christmas.	0:12:50	0:12:52
-I was wandering around, "I'll have -one of those and one of those."	0:12:52	0:12:56
-# There's no-one left	0:12:57	0:13:00
-# There's no-one left to see -a seagull on the shore #	0:13:00	0:13:03
-We started the gig -and suddenly we looked like snowmen.	0:13:03	0:13:07
-We were covered in flour that -had been in the stacks in the van.	0:13:08	0:13:12
-We were all white.	0:13:13	0:13:15
-They probably thought -we were a novelty act.	0:13:15	0:13:18
-# We'll lie on my comfy sofa #	0:13:20	0:13:23
-I didn't like studio performances -where all performers wore make-up.	0:13:24	0:13:28
-Some of our antics were terrible.	0:13:29	0:13:32
-We'd raid the props -and wardrobe departments...	0:13:32	0:13:36
-..and dress up in anything -to ease the frustration...	0:13:36	0:13:39
-..of playing in a studio -and miming mostly.	0:13:39	0:13:43
-I didn't like it.	0:13:43	0:13:44
-Back then, -I used to apply a bit of make-up.	0:13:45	0:13:48
-I had long hair too, which is -why I still have hair today...	0:13:48	0:13:53
-..unlike Dewi.	0:13:53	0:13:55
-I was trying to create an image -for myself.	0:13:58	0:14:01
-I wanted to be different.	0:14:02	0:14:04
-But that didn't last long...	0:14:04	0:14:06
-..because the lads ridiculed me -for it.	0:14:06	0:14:10
-# I've arrived, I've arrived	0:14:10	0:14:12
-# I've arrived	0:14:12	0:14:15
-# I, I, I, well, here I am #	0:14:15	0:14:17
-# Give me the old	0:14:21	0:14:25
-# Welsh way of life #	0:14:25	0:14:29
-The first album, -Hen Ffordd Gymreig O Fyw...	0:14:29	0:14:32
-..was a bit of a random mix.	0:14:32	0:14:34
-# Mr God, Mr God #	0:14:34	0:14:37
-The song, Mr Duw, stems from -a story about a soldier in Vietnam.	0:14:37	0:14:42
-# Are you still around -to protect us #	0:14:42	0:14:46
-Songs like Pishyn were artistic.	0:14:46	0:14:50
-Nobody knows who Pishyn is -or if she existed.	0:14:50	0:14:53
-It's just a 12-bar.	0:14:53	0:14:55
-# Hot thing, hot thing #	0:14:56	0:14:57
-Welsh lyrics, though a bit naff...	0:14:57	0:15:00
-..appealed to people at the time.	0:15:01	0:15:04
-# I love you #	0:15:04	0:15:07
-Dewi always came up -with great melodies.	0:15:08	0:15:10
-Hefin was the musician -and the backbone of the band.	0:15:11	0:15:15
-We came in for some criticism -from Y Cymro.	0:15:15	0:15:19
-They said that we were turning -our backs on the Welsh tradition...	0:15:20	0:15:26
-..and that our music was influenced -too much by Anglo-American music.	0:15:26	0:15:32
-Critics claimed that young people -didn't want that at all.	0:15:32	0:15:36
-So tongue-in-cheek, -we called our second album...	0:15:36	0:15:40
-..Ffordd Newydd -Eingl-Americanaidd Gret O Fyw.	0:15:40	0:15:43
-It was a dig at the columnist -who wrote for Y Cymro.	0:15:44	0:15:48
-Troi A Throi was a song...	0:15:48	0:15:51
-..about the conflict in Biafra -at the time.	0:15:51	0:15:56
-They were events -that had touched me personally.	0:15:56	0:16:00
-# Turning and turning	0:16:00	0:16:03
-# Turning and turning #	0:16:03	0:16:07
-Let's continue -with the rock and roll.	0:16:07	0:16:10
-At the beginning of the 1970s, -when discotheques became popular...	0:16:10	0:16:15
-..we played a lot of instrumentals.	0:16:15	0:16:20
-But as the years passed...	0:16:22	0:16:24
-..the records of Edward H, Shwn, -Geraint Jarman and Heather Jones...	0:16:25	0:16:29
-..revolutionized the scene.	0:16:30	0:16:33
-Stage performances -had been completely transformed.	0:16:33	0:16:37
-# I want to be -in a rock and roll band	0:16:40	0:16:43
-# I want the crowd to call me back	0:16:43	0:16:46
-# I want to be -in a rock and roll band one day #	0:16:47	0:16:52
-# What's wrong with growing old? #	0:17:00	0:17:03
-You had to dress in a certain way -if you were a real fan.	0:17:03	0:17:08
-And I was, of course.	0:17:09	0:17:10
-It involved wearing a red bandana -around the neck or wrist...	0:17:11	0:17:14
-..usually a T-shirt -and lots of denim.	0:17:15	0:17:18
-Denim and more denim.	0:17:18	0:17:20
-We had some wonderful fans, -especially the lads from Ffostrasol.	0:17:23	0:17:28
-I'm sure Dai's up there, -wearing his red neckerchief...	0:17:28	0:17:32
-..and singing along.	0:17:32	0:17:34
-They were loyal fans.	0:17:34	0:17:35
-They had an ambulance, they had -a better place to sleep than us.	0:17:36	0:17:40
-I wonder about their groupies!	0:17:40	0:17:42
-They were fantastic. -They wore red neckerchiefs.	0:17:42	0:17:45
-I wanted a unique image.	0:17:45	0:17:47
-I found a red neckerchief -in a shop in Builth Wells...	0:17:47	0:17:51
-..and we all decided to wear one.	0:17:51	0:17:53
-Fans came to the gigs -wearing red neckerchiefs.	0:17:53	0:17:57
-As with every group, the prominent -members are always in the front.	0:17:58	0:18:03
-It's like a Cerdd Dant party.	0:18:03	0:18:05
-The children at the front -are going like this.	0:18:05	0:18:08
-But the people at the back -are just as important.	0:18:11	0:18:14
-Of course, -the percussion and rhythm...	0:18:14	0:18:18
-..are the key elements of the music.	0:18:18	0:18:21
-Without people -such as John and Charli...	0:18:21	0:18:24
-..we wouldn't have been a band.	0:18:24	0:18:26
-People don't appreciate -that they were gifted musicians.	0:18:27	0:18:31
-John loved playing the guitar.	0:18:34	0:18:37
-He'd go off -into his own little world.	0:18:37	0:18:40
-And in the rock songs, -he'd liven up.	0:18:40	0:18:43
-But John is more of a sensitive -musician than the rest of us.	0:18:43	0:18:47
-Everybody thinks -that playing the drums is easy.	0:18:47	0:18:51
-Everyone outside the rock world -thinks it's a matter of banging.	0:18:51	0:18:55
-But good drummers such as Charli -are hard to find.	0:18:55	0:18:59
-We were naughty boys.	0:19:09	0:19:11
-Well, I was very bad, anyway. -I drank too much before a gig.	0:19:12	0:19:16
-We drank too much.	0:19:16	0:19:18
-It wasn't a good idea...	0:19:18	0:19:22
-..but at the time I'm sure -we thought it was a good idea.	0:19:22	0:19:26
-Some of the gigs were awful. -They were horrible.	0:19:26	0:19:29
-You never knew what you were -going to get with Edward H Dafis.	0:19:30	0:19:33
-# Well, I was flying up to Bangor	0:19:40	0:19:43
-# On my own	0:19:43	0:19:45
-# The car went like a bomb -from place to place	0:19:48	0:19:53
-# Suddenly the caravans came -from England	0:19:56	0:20:01
-# I turned around -and drove towards the south #	0:20:04	0:20:08
-People ask what was it like -performing to a large crowd...	0:20:11	0:20:15
-..as the frontman, -with everybody screaming.	0:20:16	0:20:19
-I was part of the audience, really.	0:20:19	0:20:24
-It was as if I'd put the needle -on the record...	0:20:24	0:20:27
-..and everybody started -enjoying themselves.	0:20:27	0:20:31
-That's what it was like for us.	0:20:31	0:20:33
-We didn't take it seriously -in that sense.	0:20:33	0:20:37
-We didn't regard ourselves -as pop stars at all.	0:20:37	0:20:41
-We weren't like those bands -that just stood there, posing.	0:20:42	0:20:46
-Bands are meant to draw you in.	0:20:46	0:20:48
-That's why I like Status Quo.	0:20:49	0:20:51
-They draw in the audience -and everybody plays air guitar.	0:20:51	0:20:55
-That's what I tried to do.	0:20:55	0:20:57
-It worked to some extent -because people came on stage...	0:20:57	0:21:01
-..and headbutted us at times.	0:21:01	0:21:03
-No, they came up and played with us.	0:21:03	0:21:06
-Some even came up and sang.	0:21:06	0:21:08
-We were happy -that we'd created such a stir.	0:21:08	0:21:11
-# Stay away	0:21:12	0:21:15
-# Stay away #	0:21:15	0:21:19
-We had all been influenced -by bands such as The Beatles...	0:21:19	0:21:23
-..The Eagles and Simon & Garfunkel.	0:21:23	0:21:28
-The bands that had made it big -at the time.	0:21:29	0:21:31
-We lived next door...	0:21:32	0:21:34
-..to one of the most successful -countries in the world...	0:21:34	0:21:38
-..in terms of modern music, -aside from America.	0:21:38	0:21:42
-We were being influenced -by the Anglo-American music scene.	0:21:43	0:21:48
-It was bound to come through -in our music.	0:21:49	0:21:52
-We didn't see anything wrong...	0:21:52	0:21:55
-..with borrowing from that culture.	0:21:55	0:21:58
-What mattered to us -was that the culture...	0:21:58	0:22:01
-..was being expressed -through the medium of Welsh.	0:22:01	0:22:05
-The Beatles were our biggest -influence without doubt.	0:22:06	0:22:09
-I was a huge fan.	0:22:10	0:22:11
-I had the privilege -of seeing them in 1965...	0:22:12	0:22:15
-..on their last British tour -at the Capitol in Cardiff.	0:22:16	0:22:19
-Ringo was my favourite Beatle.	0:22:20	0:22:22
-He didn't overdo it.	0:22:22	0:22:25
-He just drummed along -in a way that suited the songs.	0:22:25	0:22:30
-That's what I tried to do.	0:22:30	0:22:32
-I tried to copy Ringo's style.	0:22:32	0:22:35
-I'm still trying to do it. -I'll get it right one day.	0:22:35	0:22:39
-Another of my influences...	0:22:40	0:22:42
-..though I'd never call him -a rock singer, was Dafydd Iwan.	0:22:42	0:22:48
-His lyrics had inspired me.	0:22:48	0:22:52
-I saw there was a way...	0:22:53	0:22:55
-..of coming up with catchy, -pertinent lyrics in Welsh.	0:22:56	0:22:59
-# The Welsh nation has been angered	0:23:00	0:23:03
-# Our spirit is on fire	0:23:04	0:23:07
-# Every tongue has been silenced	0:23:07	0:23:11
-# And the weapons -have been sharpened	0:23:11	0:23:15
-# The weapons have been sharpened #	0:23:15	0:23:18
-We fused Anglo-American -rock influences...	0:23:19	0:23:23
-..with Dafydd Iwan's ethos -of what it means to be Welsh.	0:23:23	0:23:29
-The question I'm often asked is...	0:23:30	0:23:34
-.."Why didn't you -turn professional?	0:23:34	0:23:37
-"People like John Peel -are playing your songs on Radio 1.	0:23:37	0:23:41
-"You could've translated your lyrics -and done well on the English scene."	0:23:41	0:23:46
-That wasn't our aim.	0:23:47	0:23:49
-The aim was political -as far as I'm concerned.	0:23:50	0:23:53
-The aim -was to use the Welsh language...	0:23:53	0:23:57
-..to provide contemporary music -and culture for our youth...	0:23:58	0:24:01
-..and the nation in general.	0:24:02	0:24:04
-# It's great -living in a holiday home	0:24:04	0:24:07
-# I love coming to Wales -all the way from Surrey every summer	0:24:10	0:24:15
-# We're off to play bingo	0:24:17	0:24:20
-# I swear, by jingo, -the climate is fine #	0:24:20	0:24:23
-.	0:24:27	0:24:28
-888	0:24:32	0:24:32
-888 - -888	0:24:32	0:24:34
-Usually, around a dozen songs -are needed for an album.	0:24:46	0:24:50
-But we always left it -until the last minute.	0:24:50	0:24:54
-If Huw Jones and Dafydd Iwan knew -that, they would have had a fit...	0:24:54	0:24:58
-..because they were paying -for all these resources.	0:24:59	0:25:02
-Sometimes we'd turn up -with five or six songs.	0:25:03	0:25:06
-We'd end up panicking.	0:25:06	0:25:09
-So we'd just sit around together...	0:25:10	0:25:14
-..and say, -"Right, what's the melody?"	0:25:14	0:25:17
-We'd take the melody, the hook, -and work around it.	0:25:17	0:25:22
-"Mam and Dad go to the shop.	0:25:22	0:25:25
-"They want to buy a lot of pop."	0:25:25	0:25:28
-Then we'd write the tune for that.	0:25:28	0:25:31
-Hefin would say, "We'll expand -the melody, you write some lyrics."	0:25:32	0:25:36
-I don't like recording. It's boring.	0:25:37	0:25:39
-So Cleif and I would go to the pub -to write the songs.	0:25:40	0:25:44
-Hefin might have already written -the melody...	0:25:44	0:25:49
-..but he'd scribble down -any nonsense...	0:25:49	0:25:52
-..so that we knew the rhythm -of the words.	0:25:52	0:25:55
-And then we'd write -the proper lyrics to those words.	0:25:55	0:25:59
-A song would develop -from gobbledegook.	0:25:59	0:26:03
-The Beatles did the same. -"Yesterday" was scrambled eggs.	0:26:03	0:26:07
-# Scrambled eggs # -That's how our songs developed.	0:26:07	0:26:10
-We'd come up with the chords -and fill in the rest.	0:26:10	0:26:15
-We played whatever we wanted.	0:26:15	0:26:17
-Each member -gave their input or contribution...	0:26:18	0:26:23
-..to the songs and their production.	0:26:23	0:26:27
-But I had to take control.	0:26:27	0:26:30
-That part was easy...	0:26:30	0:26:32
-..as it was the nature of my work -as a producer with Sain.	0:26:32	0:26:36
-Hefin understood -that side of music recording.	0:26:36	0:26:39
-I'd have liked -to have worked with a producer...	0:26:39	0:26:43
-..who didn't know us at all.	0:26:43	0:26:45
-Perhaps the five of us -were too close.	0:26:45	0:26:48
-I worried about my voice -on certain tracks.	0:26:49	0:26:52
-I asked Hefin -if I could have a voice like...	0:26:52	0:26:55
-# Lisa Pant Ddu #	0:26:55	0:26:57
-He worked it out and I'm pleased -with my voice on that track...	0:26:57	0:27:02
-..not the rock and roll tracks -but the more sensitive ones.	0:27:02	0:27:05
-# There was something about -Lisa Pant Ddu	0:27:06	0:27:09
-# Something pure -that you don't see often	0:27:09	0:27:14
-# Two kindred souls fused together	0:27:14	0:27:19
-# A sweet dream -that's hard to maintain	0:27:19	0:27:22
-# People are weak, -their veins are on fire	0:27:23	0:27:28
-# And the poison -is starting to take over	0:27:28	0:27:31
-# The writing's clear, -it's carved in stone	0:27:32	0:27:36
-# Take care, don't rush, -the future is bleak #	0:27:37	0:27:42
-We've spent three years -making endless rock and roll music.	0:27:55	0:28:00
-We think we've done enough of it.	0:28:00	0:28:03
-We're trying to move on.	0:28:04	0:28:06
-Is it because you're getting older?	0:28:06	0:28:07
-Is it because you're getting older? - -There's some truth in that.	0:28:07	0:28:09
-Edward H Dafis in rehearsal -for their noisy farewell concert...	0:28:13	0:28:18
-..on September 11th, 1976, -in Corwen.	0:28:18	0:28:21
-Edward H Dafis -is the only Welsh rock band...	0:28:23	0:28:26
-..to have enjoyed the same sort -of following as English rock bands.	0:28:26	0:28:31
-But after filling a void in the -Welsh pop scene for three years...	0:28:31	0:28:35
-..the five members have decided -to quit while they're ahead.	0:28:36	0:28:40
-Almost 2,000 young people -from all over Wales...	0:28:41	0:28:44
-..have come to Corwen Pavilion -for their send-off.	0:28:44	0:28:48
-Hundreds of people without tickets -braved the torrential rain outside.	0:28:49	0:28:53
-The lucky ones inside were looking -forward to the farewell concert.	0:28:54	0:28:59
-As a young producer at the time...	0:29:05	0:29:07
-..I was keen to reflect -what was happening in society.	0:29:08	0:29:12
-I wanted to examine -the strange relationship...	0:29:12	0:29:16
-..between Edward H Dafis -and the audience...	0:29:16	0:29:19
-..as it was the first -Welsh rock band since Y Blew.	0:29:19	0:29:22
-They had a very loyal following...	0:29:22	0:29:25
-..and appealed -to a very different audience.	0:29:25	0:29:28
-The atmosphere was electric.	0:29:29	0:29:31
-I'm not talking about on stage...	0:29:31	0:29:33
-..but the atmosphere in the town -before the gig.	0:29:34	0:29:37
-People from every part of Wales -had come.	0:29:37	0:29:40
-People who had followed -Edward H Dafis from the beginning.	0:29:40	0:29:44
-The red neckerchiefs -were all around.	0:29:44	0:29:47
-Hundreds of people standing outside -failed to get tickets.	0:29:47	0:29:51
-It was raining cats and dogs, -a real fire and brimstone scenario.	0:29:52	0:29:56
-There were two power cuts.	0:29:56	0:29:59
-An electric atmosphere -yet no electricity!	0:29:59	0:30:02
-In the end, -the back doors had to be opened...	0:30:02	0:30:06
-..and everyone was allowed in.	0:30:06	0:30:08
-I'm sure the people who were there -that night remember it vividly.	0:30:08	0:30:13
-Corwen was a very difficult gig.	0:30:13	0:30:17
-The elements were against us.	0:30:17	0:30:19
-Someone upstairs was saying to us, -"This isn't meant to happen."	0:30:19	0:30:23
-# You are -the sweet smell of sunshine	0:30:24	0:30:26
-# And the tears in the waves	0:30:26	0:30:29
-# You are Polly the parrot -that lives with Uncle John	0:30:34	0:30:39
-# You and only you	0:30:42	0:30:44
-# You're the only one for me #	0:30:45	0:30:50
-Before Edward H Dafis's -farewell concert...	0:30:59	0:31:03
-..I was asked if I was free.	0:31:03	0:31:05
-I said I was but I had -to keep the event a secret.	0:31:05	0:31:09
-I kept quiet for months afterwards.	0:31:09	0:31:12
-I went around Wales telling people -to keep the date free...	0:31:12	0:31:17
-..because a special event was going -to be held at Corwen Pavilion.	0:31:18	0:31:23
-It was going to be the place to be.	0:31:23	0:31:26
-# I marched up to some house	0:31:32	0:31:36
-# I came across gold and silver	0:31:39	0:31:44
-# And the pipes and drums	0:31:46	0:31:48
-# Were playing loudly	0:31:49	0:31:51
-# So I enlisted -with the light dragoon #	0:31:53	0:31:57
-It took a while -to convince Hefin and Dewi Pws...	0:31:58	0:32:01
-..that we didn't want -to interfere on the night...	0:32:02	0:32:05
-..but that we wanted -to reflect what was going on.	0:32:06	0:32:10
-If we'd interfered, that special -atmosphere we wanted to convey...	0:32:10	0:32:15
-..would have been lost.	0:32:15	0:32:17
-We were keen -to show the audience too.	0:32:17	0:32:20
-We wanted to see who was there and -how they were enjoying themselves.	0:32:21	0:32:26
-# Come for a walk -along the lanes of the land	0:32:27	0:32:29
-# There's a new life -in the Welsh heartlands #	0:32:30	0:32:33
-I was on the shoulders of a man -called Meirion.	0:32:33	0:32:37
-He was a strong farmer -who was holding me up.	0:32:37	0:32:40
-I had long hair -and was dancing away.	0:32:41	0:32:43
-It'd be nice -to have hair at all nowadays!	0:32:43	0:32:46
-We were doing a dance -called Dawns Y Fro...	0:32:46	0:32:49
-..which Jim O'Rourke and I had -devised to depict shovelling...	0:32:49	0:32:54
-..as we wanted to settle -in the Welsh heartland.	0:32:54	0:32:57
-# In the land	0:32:58	0:33:00
-# In the land, in the land -in the land, come for a walk #	0:33:00	0:33:04
-My world was shattered.	0:33:11	0:33:13
-It was the worst news -I could have heard as a 15-year-old.	0:33:13	0:33:18
-They're great.	0:33:19	0:33:20
-Where are you from?	0:33:20	0:33:22
-Llanddoged.	0:33:22	0:33:23
-Llanddoged. - -Penmachno.	0:33:23	0:33:24
-We had to go -to the farewell concert.	0:33:24	0:33:27
-It was the end of an era.	0:33:28	0:33:31
-Dewi Pws. Dewi Pws.	0:33:31	0:33:33
-I didn't know -what would come next.	0:33:33	0:33:36
-On that night in Corwen, -the rain was thrashing.	0:33:36	0:33:40
-The weather was a true reflection...	0:33:41	0:33:44
-..of all the sobbing we had done!	0:33:44	0:33:47
-# It's great -living in a holiday home #	0:33:47	0:33:50
-It was a night of mixed emotions -for me.	0:33:51	0:33:54
-On the one hand, I was glad to be -there to watch my favourite group.	0:33:54	0:33:59
-But on the other hand, I was there -watching their final concert.	0:33:59	0:34:04
-# It's lovely -living in a holiday home	0:34:08	0:34:10
-# Oh, it's lovely -living in a holiday home	0:34:11	0:34:14
-# It's great living sedately	0:34:14	0:34:17
-# It's great living sedately	0:34:17	0:34:20
-# It's fun owning two homes	0:34:21	0:34:23
-# Oh, it's fun, it's fun, it's fun	0:34:24	0:34:26
-# It's lovely -living in a holiday home	0:34:27	0:34:30
-# It's lovely, so lovely, so lovely	0:34:30	0:34:33
-# I love coming to Wales	0:34:33	0:34:35
-# I come all the way from Surrey -every summer #	0:34:35	0:34:38
-I remember we all went -to the front of the stage...	0:34:39	0:34:43
-..and shook hands with the fans.	0:34:43	0:34:45
-We even gave one or two of them -a cwtch.	0:34:48	0:34:50
-# To secure a position	0:34:52	0:34:54
-# For a mortician -who comes from Birmingham #	0:34:54	0:34:58
-I don't remember much -about the final gig.	0:34:59	0:35:02
-Maybe I've blocked it from my mind.	0:35:03	0:35:05
-But all I remember is that we -enjoyed it. Everybody had fun.	0:35:06	0:35:10
-It was such a relief. -All the cobwebs had been blown away.	0:35:10	0:35:14
-I was ready to start a new life -without Edward H Dafis.	0:35:14	0:35:18
-# On the way	0:35:18	0:35:19
-# On the way	0:35:20	0:35:23
-# You're leaving for the city, -leaving for the city, on the way	0:35:23	0:35:27
-# Yeah	0:35:28	0:35:30
-# Yeah #	0:35:32	0:35:33
-CROWD CHEERS	0:35:34	0:35:36
-Looking back, it probably was -a mistake to split up in 1976.	0:35:57	0:36:01
-Maybe we should have had a six-month -break and continued after that.	0:36:01	0:36:07
-Some of us, well, all of us -apart from Dewi...	0:36:08	0:36:12
-..went on to form Injaroc.	0:36:12	0:36:15
-# Eyes	0:36:15	0:36:17
-# God knows what's behind your eyes	0:36:17	0:36:20
-# Half a smile expresses much more	0:36:20	0:36:23
-# Come with me -for some rock and roll #	0:36:24	0:36:27
-Edward H Dafis was a supergroup -in itself...	0:36:27	0:36:30
-..but with Endaf Emlyn, -Caryl and Sioned...	0:36:30	0:36:33
-..they created a super supergroup -called Injaroc.	0:36:33	0:36:36
-They performed for the first time -at the Wrexham Eisteddfod.	0:36:37	0:36:40
-# Come with me -for some rock and roll #	0:36:41	0:36:44
-They were booed - people were upset -that Edward H Dafis had split up.	0:36:45	0:36:48
-They blamed Injaroc for the split.	0:36:49	0:36:52
-It got quite nasty, actually.	0:36:52	0:36:54
-The audience wasn't happy.	0:36:56	0:36:58
-I felt as though we'd betrayed -a lot of people.	0:36:59	0:37:02
-People who had followed us.	0:37:02	0:37:04
-Unfortunately, -it became all too obvious...	0:37:06	0:37:09
-..when we performed -with other groups a year later.	0:37:09	0:37:15
-.	0:37:27	0:37:28
-888	0:37:31	0:37:31
-888 - -888	0:37:31	0:37:33
-Edward H!	0:37:48	0:37:49
-Edward H!	0:37:49	0:37:51
-Edward H!	0:37:51	0:37:53
-Edward H!	0:37:53	0:37:54
-Edward H!	0:37:55	0:37:56
-Edward H!	0:37:56	0:37:57
-I met Hef...	0:37:58	0:37:59
-..in some cafe in Cardiff, -drinking coffee au lait...	0:38:00	0:38:04
-..and he asked me, -"What do you think about...?"	0:38:04	0:38:08
-No, he said, "Well, well, butty. -How about reforming the band?"	0:38:08	0:38:14
-That's what's quoted in Y Cymro!	0:38:14	0:38:17
-I gave it some thought -and thought it could work.	0:38:17	0:38:21
-But I didn't want all the hassle -of loading and rigging.	0:38:21	0:38:25
-We've hired a few roadies to help -out so it means less work for us.	0:38:25	0:38:31
-All we have to do -is focus on the stage performance.	0:38:31	0:38:35
-But, well, -I'm looking forward to it.	0:38:35	0:38:39
-I missed the camaraderie -more than anything.	0:38:40	0:38:43
-I thought we still had life -in our fingers and voices.	0:38:43	0:38:47
-I wanted the fun back.	0:38:47	0:38:49
-Did you miss the fun aspect -of Edward H Dafis?	0:38:50	0:38:52
-Yes, it was the driving force -and I miss the fun.	0:38:52	0:38:56
-Were you urged by your fans -to get back together?	0:38:56	0:38:59
-Since splitting up, lots of people -have asked us if we're reforming.	0:38:59	0:39:04
-Rumours started long before -we'd even discussed it.	0:39:04	0:39:08
-There's been some pressure -to sing again.	0:39:08	0:39:11
-There was so much fun from working -together among all the members....	0:39:11	0:39:16
-..that I felt a special part -of my life had been lost...	0:39:16	0:39:20
-..when we split up.	0:39:20	0:39:22
-Those were the sentiments -of thousands of fans...	0:39:23	0:39:26
-..when Wales's most popular -rock group split up 18 months ago.	0:39:26	0:39:32
-But everything was alright -on Saturday night.	0:39:32	0:39:35
-A thousand fans gathered in Talybont -to witness Edward H Dafis's revival.	0:39:36	0:39:41
-Despite the pressure to reform...	0:39:42	0:39:45
-..it was a challenge for the five -to strike a chord once again.	0:39:45	0:39:49
-Were you in Corwen?	0:39:50	0:39:51
-Were you in Corwen? - -No.	0:39:51	0:39:53
-I was looking after my brothers.	0:39:53	0:39:55
-Where did you get that T-shirt?	0:39:56	0:39:56
-Where did you get that T-shirt? - -From Hefin Elis.	0:39:56	0:39:58
-Are you a fan of Edward H Dafis?	0:39:58	0:40:00
-Are you a fan of Edward H Dafis? - -They're brilliant. The best.	0:40:00	0:40:02
-Were you in Corwen?	0:40:02	0:40:04
-No. My mother wouldn't let me go.	0:40:04	0:40:08
-I'm glad Edward H Dafis -are back together.	0:40:09	0:40:11
-They had something special.	0:40:12	0:40:13
-They had something special. - -What exactly?	0:40:13	0:40:15
-People respond to them -differently.	0:40:15	0:40:17
-Have you worn that -for the past 18 months?	0:40:18	0:40:20
-No, but I'm wearing it -especially for the revival.	0:40:21	0:40:24
-What's the secret of their success?	0:40:24	0:40:27
-As Dewi Pws says, -their enjoyment rubs off on people.	0:40:27	0:40:31
-Did Dewi Pws say that?	0:40:31	0:40:32
-Did Dewi Pws say that? - -Yes.	0:40:32	0:40:34
-I've never felt as nervous -as I feel today.	0:40:34	0:40:37
-I hope it goes well.	0:40:38	0:40:39
-I'm not usually nervous -but I am tonight.	0:40:39	0:40:43
-I'm very nervous at the moment.	0:40:43	0:40:45
-I think it's because we haven't -played together in public...	0:40:46	0:40:50
-..for such a long time.	0:40:50	0:40:52
-But I hope it will all come together -tonight.	0:40:53	0:40:56
-If we knew then what we know now...	0:40:57	0:40:59
-..it would have been better -if we'd taken a break for a year...	0:40:59	0:41:04
-..and come back fresh.	0:41:04	0:41:06
-That would have been better for us.	0:41:06	0:41:08
-Edward H!	0:41:09	0:41:10
-Edward H!	0:41:10	0:41:12
-Edward H!	0:41:12	0:41:13
-Edward H!	0:41:14	0:41:16
-Be careful!	0:41:19	0:41:21
-Let's do it!	0:41:25	0:41:26
-Let's do it! - -Alright, let's go. Whoo-hoo!	0:41:26	0:41:28
-LOUD CHEERING	0:41:29	0:41:31
-# Travelling, working	0:41:50	0:41:54
-# Early in the morning	0:41:54	0:41:57
-# Busy, busy	0:41:57	0:42:01
-# Pledging to do my best	0:42:01	0:42:04
-# But the man paying the wages -is not satisfied	0:42:04	0:42:07
-# He says, "Pack up your things -and get out on the street"	0:42:08	0:42:11
-# It's hell on earth	0:42:12	0:42:14
-# I don't stand a chance	0:42:14	0:42:15
-# It's hell on earth -living on the dole #	0:42:16	0:42:19
-Getting back together -was more difficult...	0:42:19	0:42:23
-..because it's hard to pick up -where you left off...	0:42:24	0:42:28
-..and create -the same momentum again.	0:42:28	0:42:32
-But I feel that we produced some of -our best work in our second phase.	0:42:32	0:42:38
-We were more mature...	0:42:39	0:42:42
-..and had all benefited and learnt -from going in other directions.	0:42:42	0:42:48
-# Getting up in the morning, -everyone doing their level best	0:42:59	0:43:03
-# It's hard to go back to sleep	0:43:04	0:43:06
-# Why is life so cruel?	0:43:06	0:43:09
-# But I know, I know full well	0:43:10	0:43:12
-# You'll be back soon	0:43:14	0:43:16
-# You'll come back -and shatter every emotion I have	0:43:17	0:43:21
-# Come with me	0:43:23	0:43:25
-# Come with me	0:43:26	0:43:28
-# Come with me -and we'll set the world on fire #	0:43:29	0:43:34
-LOUD CHEERING	0:43:45	0:43:48
-# On Gelliwastad Mountain	0:43:54	0:43:56
-# Nobody lived	0:43:57	0:44:00
-# On Gelliwastad Mountain	0:44:06	0:44:09
-# Nobody lived	0:44:10	0:44:13
-# Only the clouds	0:44:17	0:44:19
-# A little lark and wren #	0:44:21	0:44:24
-When I heard that Edward H Dafis -were getting back together...	0:44:29	0:44:33
-..you'd think, as a fan, that I'd -have been happy about that.	0:44:33	0:44:37
-But on the contrary.	0:44:38	0:44:40
-What people didn't understand...	0:44:40	0:44:42
-..was the angst that followed -after they split up.	0:44:42	0:44:46
-For them to come back together -after two years...	0:44:46	0:44:51
-..I couldn't deal with it.	0:44:51	0:44:53
-I thought they were playing -with my emotions.	0:44:53	0:44:56
-# I'm the Maharishi, -I'm the Maharishi	0:44:57	0:44:59
-# Get your money out -and give it all to me	0:45:00	0:45:02
-# I'm the Maharishi, -I'm the Maharishi	0:45:02	0:45:05
-# Get your money out -and give it all to me #	0:45:05	0:45:08
-It was never the same for me.	0:45:15	0:45:17
-Never go back -once something has ended.	0:45:17	0:45:20
-Thank you very much. -Thank you so much.	0:45:44	0:45:47
-# When night's voices -come to taunt me #	0:45:55	0:46:00
-We were successful because people -could see that we were having fun.	0:46:01	0:46:06
-That sense of fun bounced off us.	0:46:06	0:46:09
-# With dew you paint the flowers #	0:46:09	0:46:12
-Looking back and thinking...	0:46:12	0:46:15
-..of all the people who came to see -us and followed us around Wales...	0:46:15	0:46:20
-..they're the people -we mix with nowadays.	0:46:20	0:46:23
-# Spirit of the night	0:46:24	0:46:26
-# I beg of you #	0:46:26	0:46:29
-I liked playing in a band, meeting -friends and having a good time.	0:46:30	0:46:34
-# Dismiss the darkness, -bring on day #	0:46:37	0:46:39
-The 1970s -was a fascinating decade...	0:46:39	0:46:42
-..for young people in Wales.	0:46:42	0:46:45
-We were part of the development...	0:46:46	0:46:48
-..that was happening -in the world of entertainment.	0:46:48	0:46:52
-# Spirit of night, I beg of you	0:46:53	0:46:55
-# Banish my fears, -let light shine through #	0:46:55	0:46:57
-Who could have asked for more?	0:46:59	0:47:01
-I'm so fortunate -to know these lads...	0:47:02	0:47:05
-..and to have been part of it.	0:47:05	0:47:07
-# Free me, -free me from the night, I say #	0:47:07	0:47:14
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